In addition to a pay raise comparable to that of the "Friends" actors in the early 2000s, the new contract also allows the three actors to "have a larger stake in the series and ownership of the show after its original run on network television," writes Times reporter Emily Steel.

The show proves worthy of the millions, though. Last season 17.5 million viewers tuned in to the CBS show. "Big Bang" also holds its own in syndication with about nine million viewers per episode on TBS.

...$ 1 million per episode! A beautiful expression of the joy he brings to the world, & the money he can now donate to Democrats and to the cause of the Living Wage! We're OK with him being part of the 1%, as long as it's OUR part of the 1%! ...he's not evil like that Rauner fellow.

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